The new year is not even a week old, but it’s the tech sector’s turn to christen it through the annual Consumer Electronics Show that takes claim of Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2015 International CES, as it does every year, provides the forum towards setting up the tenor for the year ahead. It’s the time […]
How many wearables do you really need before fitness becomes information overload in the digital age?(photo via zdnet) Microsoft recently announced their own fitness tracker and lifestyle wearable, the Microsoft Band. In the wake of the splash Apple made after announcing their own wearable, the Apple Watch, it seems like everyone and their mother is attempting to capitalize on the market of fitness trackers. The Microsoft Band and Apple Watch are both late entries into the market of fitness trackers, which has long been dominated by the GPS watches of Garmin and its competitors. However, the past generation of fitness trackers was more focused on individual activities–people who walked for exercise would not buy a GPS watch, but rather...
The most highly anticipated device coming out in the next year is clearly the Apple Watch. One of the greatest criticisms and tests of its success will be whether or not people are actually interested in going back to wearing a wristwatch. With the adoption of the mobile device in today’s society, to which a […]